洋夷

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
洋 夷
よう
Grade: 3 		い
Jinmeiyō

/yaui/ > /yoːi/. Literally "western barbarian".

Noun

洋(よう)夷(い) • (yōi) ←やうい (yaui)?

  1. a demeaning term for a westerner

See also

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